CALL. 31.07.2017: 11th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE) -
FECHA LÍMITE/DEADLINE/SCADENZA: 31/07/2017
FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 03-04-05-06-07/04/2018
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (München, Germany)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Prof. Dr. Adelheid Otto ; Dr. Michael Herles ; Dr. Berthold Einwag ; Prof. Dr. Jörg Faßbinder ; Dr. Claudia Gruber ; Martin Gruber ; M.A.Simon Halama ; M.A.Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Hartenstein ; Dr. Kai Kaniuth ; Prof. Dr. Florian Knauß ; Anna Kurmangaliev ; M.A.Prof. Dr. Lorenz Korn ; Dr. Simone Mühl ; Prof. Dr. Michael Roaf ; Dr. Elisa Roßberger ; Prof. Dr. Walther Sallaberger ; Dr. Robert Schiestl ; Ilona Spalinger
INFO: web - icaane2018@lmu.de
CALL:
The Organizing Committee invites all scholars working on subjects related to Near Eastern Archaeology to participate in the 11th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE), which will take place at the LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) from 3–7 April 2018. The 11th ICAANE will cover all aspects of the archaeology of the Near East, from prehistoric to Islamic times, from archaeological fieldwork to art historical, historical and philological studies, as well as cultural heritage. General Information - Registration and submission of papers will be possible from 1 April, 2017 onwards. - The deadline for submission of proposals for papers, workshops and posters is 31 July 2017. Papers - All speakers are requested to observe a 20 minute limit for their papers - All speakers and presenters of posters must be registered for the congress - Speakers are allowed to give one lecture only - Speakers studying for a degree without a PhD in hand need a supporting statement from their supervisor - All papers have to follow the UNESCO convention of 1970. - Congress languages are English, French, and German. The sections and themes of 11th ICAANE: 1. Mobility in the Ancient Near East Mobility is a driving motor for the exchange of ideas, technology and values. What and who is moving or has been moved can be investigated by the archaeological analysis of objects in their contexts as well as by multi-disciplinary methods such as genetic or isotopic analyses of bones. Mobility and materiality are inevitably linked with one another by the nature of preservation in archaeological contexts and the possibility to reconstruct expressions of cultures and identities, status or economic ways of life. 2. Images in Context The Ancient Near Eastern past is perceived by the public especially through the objects, which have found their way into museum collections. Many of the objects bear images and are considered works of art. But our modern understanding does not correspond to the ancient ideas about the function of an image and the reason for its creation. It is imperative to know why the images were created, how they were used and perceived, how images were used to express political or religious ideas of certain people with their specific cultural and social backgrounds, and how the images were able to act themselves. Papers submitted for this session examine with the visual culture of the Ancient Near East. The theme permits a wide variety of possible topics, such as: figurative and symbolic representations in different media; iconographic and comparative studies; style and stylistic analyses; artisans and workshops; artistic terms; art and materiality; proportions, canon of beauty, and other norms in the creation of images; perception of images then and now; modern theoretical and methodological approaches to Ancient Near Eastern images. 3. Archaeology as Cultural Heritage Current conflicts in Syria, Iraq and other Near Eastern countries and the ongoing destruction of cultural heritage during crisis, but also by development, have made this topic a more urgent and important concern in Near Eastern Studies than ever before. Within this section we want to invite presentations about the current situation, initiatives founded to protect cultural heritage, but also more general and more controversial topics such as the responsibilities of field archaeologists for archaeological sites during and after excavation, strategies for the protection of cultural heritage, antiquities trade and illicit excavations, and the authority over and definition of cultural heritage. 4. Engendering Near Eastern Archaeology Gender roles and identities are fundamental for the construction of most sociocultural norms and practices, ancient and modern. The Ancient Near East offers ample evidence to explore how these were enacted and materialized in political, economic, religious, and private spheres. This section welcomes contributions that use gender as a category of analysis when dealing with various kinds of archaeological, bioarchaeological, visual and textual sources. Contributors are encouraged to clarify their theoretical and methodological stance when addressing issues such as gender and power relations, gender-specific treatments of bodies, the role of artistic media in the propagation of gender ‘ideals’, or the use of objects for engendering all kinds of cultural practices. 5. Societal Contexts of Religion Religion is a central force of social order and identity, an "ideal", to borrow the felicitous term of Émile Durkheim, that is representative of a given society or culture and that conversely shapes it in a normative way. The relationship between forms of religion and the respective societies leads to questions such as: In which ways do religious practices represent social conditions? Which spaces are defined as sacred within their urban or rural contexts? How does everyday practice correspond to or differ from cultic practice or religious representations? How do social and cultural changes affect religious practice? Contributions based on archaeological and scientific data, iconography, literature, and/or documentary evidence are welcome. 6. Shaping the Living Space Many actions of everyday life as well as exceptional events take place within some sort of spatial order determined by visible or invisible boundaries. Architecture is certainly one of the most evident means to shape the living space. Their physical immobility and durability in time means that architectural remains are an essential source of information for the understanding of the original spatial concepts behind single buildings or an entire city. This section focuses on the various ways that the built environment was organised and how architecture can affect the perceptions of people, their sensory experiences, and their understandings of space. 7. Field Reports As the largest venue in Near Eastern Archaeology, ICAANE has since its inception offered a forum for the primary dissemination of newly acquired or processed data from the field. This commitment to active field research will be upheld during the 11th conference in Munich. Submissions of papers reporting on new activities, or on previously unpublished research, from all regions and periods bearing on the cultural history of the Ancient Near East, are therefore welcomed and will receive due consideration. In addition to archaeological field reports, we particularly invite contributions involving the application of methods of geophysical prospection in Near Eastern Archaeology. 8. Islamic Archaeology In past years, the Islamic section of ICAANE has been established as a forum that has been essential for information and discussion in the growing field of the archaeology of the Islamic Near East. This concerns reports about field research and current activities as well as the discussion of theories of cultural history. Debating the circumstances under which the academic field is operating has also played an important role in the ICAANE section on Islamic archaeology. The advisory committee that has been active for the past years, with Cristina Tonghini, Alan Walmsley, Donald Whitcomb, and Alison Gascoigne, will continue to supervise this section. For the 11th ICAANE in 2018, the Organizing Committee invites papers on all aspects of the archaeology of the Islamic Near East to be presented in this section. Archaeologists working on the Islamic period who wish to give papers relating to topics of other sections are free to present them there. However, please keep in mind the potential audience among interested colleagues in the Islamic section. Posters - At least one author of the poster has to register (including conference fees) for the congress. - Any kind of work in progress related to Near Eastern Archaeology will be considered. - Posters from PhD students are accepted and encouraged. - All papers have to follow UNESCO convention of 1970. - All languages are allowed. - Accepted poster format is up to A0 (recommended). Workshops - Participants wishing to organize a workshop are invited to propose themes to the Organizing Committee and submit an abstract. - Proposals must include the names of at least 6, and not more than 15 participants for each workshop. - The organizer of the workshop has to present the confirmation of the participation of at least 66%. - Workshops will be accepted after evaluation by the organizing committee, in order of their date of submission – according to the space available. - In order to keep the number of workshops low, they should be integrated into one of the main themes, if possible. - Workshops must not last more than one day.